Epipristis transiens
| Epipristis transiens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epipristis |
| Species: | E. transiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipristis transiens (Sterneck, 1927)[1] | |
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Epipristis transiens is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China (Beijing, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi and Ningxia).
The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm for males and 16–18 mm for females. The wings are greyish white, suffused with blackish scales.[2]
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- ↑ Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
- ↑ Han, H.; Expósito H., A.; Xue, D. 2009: A taxonomic study of Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). Zootaxa, 2263: 31-41. Abstract & excerpt PDF
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